National Payment Card System deals with all forms of interaction of the financial system’s elements related to the transfer of money from the payer to the payee. On 1 April 2015, NSPK Operational and Payment Clearing Center started its work to ensure processing of major international payment systems’ card transactions.

NSPK JSC’s activities are regulated by Federal Law No. 161 On the National Payment System dated 27 June 2011. 100 percent of NSPK JSC’s shares are held by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

NSPK JSC’s objectives are to ensure uninterrupted processing of transactions performed with the international payment systems’ cards in Russia, to establish and develop the National Payment System.